Results tagged “Stockholm” from Intelligent Travel Blog

Hello city-lovers! Today's city is Stockholm, Sweden. Photographer and travel writer Lola Akinmade has been shuttling between Stockholm and the States for the last couple of years, and is still discovering the cool nooks and crannies of this gorgeous cosmopolitan Scandinavian city.

Stockholm is My City

The first place I take a visitor from out of town is historic Gamla Stan.

When I crave the freshest pastries--especially world-class semlors--I always go to Vete-Katten.

To escape the crowds, I head for a walk around the island of Långholmen.

If I want to "fika" (take a coffee break complete with yummy baked goods), I go to Café 60.

For complete quiet, I sit on rocks along the water's edge (Lilla Värtan) on the island of Lidingö.

If you come to my city, get your picture taken with a sexy Swedish guard at the Royal Palace.
If you have to order one thing off the menu inside IKEA Kungens Kurva, it has to be Gravad lax with Hovmästarsås and boiled yellow almond potatoes.

Åhléns is my one-stop shop for everything from affordable clothes to home décor and DVDs.

Locals know to skip the touristy Drottninggatan (Queen's Street) and head out to the neighborhood of Södermalm ("Söder") instead.